Lake James
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Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer (Current)
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Top Techniques Reported for Largemouth Bass + Summer
- Drop Shot5
- Soft Body Swimbaits (Small/Medium)3
- Carolina Rigs2
- Hard Topwater (Popping)2
- Underspins2
Total Fishing Reports
100
Top Species Reported for Summer
- Largemouth Bass22 Reports
Smallmouth Bass9 Reports
Spotted Bass1 Report
Crappie1 Report
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Species
Largemouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Texas Rigs (Pitch/Flip)
Structure
Laydowns
Forage
Bluegill
Water Temperature
85°
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Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Drop Shot
Structure
Points
Forage
Blueback Herring
Water Temperature
82°
Fishing main lake points. Morning topwater bite is going strong. Poppers, walking baits, etc. after morning topwater bite faded I moved to Swimbaits and dropshot. Targeting fish in 15-25’ of water.
Species
Smallmouth BassSeason
Summer
Technique
Crankbaits 13'+
Structure
Rip Rap
Forage
Shad
Water Temperature
82°
I was running deep diving crankbaits along riprap (the dam) in 25-35’ of water. I also had luck on main lake points that in the same depth of water. Instead of a straight retrieve, I like to do several cranks and pause, then several more cranks and pause. Tactical Bassin calls it the burn, burn, burn, pause.
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